NENE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NENE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NENE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NENE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,961.
What does NENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The nene, or Hawaiian goose, a rare species of goose native to Hawaii, greyish-brown with a black head and yellowish neck markings.
The nene is the state bird of Hawaii and one of the rarest geese in the world, having recovered from the edge of extinction through captive breeding programmes; unlike most geese, the nene has reduced webbing on its feet, an adaptation to walking on rough volcanic ground rather than swimming. The word nene comes from Hawaiian and imitates the bird's call.
How NENE is used
Technical and regional; used in ornithology and in writing about Hawaii and its wildlife.
- The nene nearly went extinct before conservation efforts began.
- A pair of nene grazed on the volcanic slope.
- The park is a protected refuge for the nene.
- Unlike other geese, the nene has only partly webbed feet.
- Visitors were warned not to approach the nesting nene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NENE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NENE
1 longer words begin with NENE.
Words ending in NENE
5 words end in NENE. Useful as a back hook: play NENE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NENE inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain NENE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NENE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NENE
Common questions about NENE
- Is NENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NENE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NENE worth?
- NENE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NENE mean?
- The nene, or Hawaiian goose, a rare species of goose native to Hawaii, greyish-brown with a black head and yellowish neck markings.
- What letters can be added to NENE?
- NENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NENE:
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